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==Political career== |
==Political career== |
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Hampton was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Droitwich (UK Parliament constituency)|Droitwich]] in 1837, a seat he held until 1874. He served under [[Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby|Lord Derby]] as [[Secretary of State for War and the Colonies]] in 1852 and was sworn of the [[Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council|Privy Council]] the same year. He again held office under Derby as [[First Lord of the Admiralty]] from 1858 to 1859 and from 1866 to 1867 and under Derby and his successor [[Benjamin Disraeli]] as [[Secretary of State for War]] from 1867 to 1868. He was created a '''Baronet''', of Westwood in the County of Worcester, in 1846, appointed a [[Order of the Bath|GCB]] in 1859 and in 1874 he was raised to the peerage as '''Baron Hampton''', of Hampton Lovett and of Westwood in the County of Worcester. |
Hampton was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Droitwich (UK Parliament constituency)|Droitwich]] in 1837, a seat he held until 1874. He served under [[Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby|Lord Derby]] as [[Secretary of State for War and the Colonies]] in 1852 and was sworn of the [[Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council|Privy Council]] the same year. He again held office under Derby as [[First Lord of the Admiralty]] from 1858 to 1859 and from 1866 to 1867 and under Derby and his successor [[Benjamin Disraeli]] as [[Secretary of State for War]] from 1867 to 1868. He was created a '''Baronet''', of Westwood in the County of Worcester, in 1846, appointed a [[Order of the Bath|GCB]] in 1859 and in 1874 he was raised to the peerage as '''Baron Hampton''', of Hampton Lovett and of Westwood in the County of Worcester. |
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He was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in Jun, 1858. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://royalsociety.org/Lists-of-Royal-Society-Fellows-1660-2007/|title=Lists of Royal Society Fellows 1660-2007|publisher=The Royal Society|accessdate=4 August 2010|location=London}}</ref> |
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==Other public appointments== |
==Other public appointments== |
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The Lord Hampton | |
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| Secretary of State for War and the Colonies | |
| In office 17 February 1852 – 17 December 1852 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Derby |
| Preceded by | The Earl Grey |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Newcastle |
| Secretary of State for War | |
| In office 8 March 1867 – 1 December 1868 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Derby Benjamin Disraeli |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Peel |
| Succeeded by | Edward Cardwell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 February 1799 |
| Died | 9 April 1880 Eaton Square, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Mary Slaney (d. 1843) (2) Augusta Murray (d. 1848) (3) Augusta de Crespigny |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
John Somerset Pakington, 1st Baron Hampton GCB, PC (20 February 1799 – 9 April 1880), known as Sir John Pakington, Bt from 1846 to 1874, was a British Conservative politician.
Background and education
Born John Somerset Russell, Hampton was the son of William Russell and Elizabeth Pakington, the member of a prominent Worcestershire family. He was educated at Eton and Oriel College, Oxford. He assumed in 1830 by Royal License the surname of Pakington in lieu of his patronymic on inheriting the estates of his maternal uncle, Sir John Pakington, 8th and last Baronet, of Ailesbury.
Political career
Hampton was elected Member of Parliament for Droitwich in 1837, a seat he held until 1874. He served under Lord Derby as Secretary of State for War and the Colonies in 1852 and was sworn of the Privy Council the same year. He again held office under Derby as First Lord of the Admiralty from 1858 to 1859 and from 1866 to 1867 and under Derby and his successor Benjamin Disraeli as Secretary of State for War from 1867 to 1868. He was created a Baronet, of Westwood in the County of Worcester, in 1846, appointed a GCB in 1859 and in 1874 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Hampton, of Hampton Lovett and of Westwood in the County of Worcester.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in Jun, 1858. [1]
Other public appointments
Lord Hampton was also President of the Royal Statistical Society from 1861 to 1863 and Chief Civil Service Commissioner from 1875 until his death.
Family
Lord Hampton married firstly Mary, daughter of Moreton Aglionby Slaney, on 14 August 1822. After her death in 1843 he married secondly Augusta, daughter of the Right Reverend George Murray, on 2 June 1844. After her death in 1848 he married thirdly Augusta Anne, daughter of Thomas Champion de Crespigny and widow of Thomas Davies, MP, on 5 June 1851. Lord Hampton died in April 1880, aged 81, and was succeeded by his son from his first marriage, John.
References
Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)- Template:Lundy
- Classic Encyclopaedia
- Obituary New York Times 10 April 1880
- The peerage of the British empire as at present existing. Page 31 Google Books
External links
- ^ "Lists of Royal Society Fellows 1660-2007". London: The Royal Society. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
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